Price County Fishing Report 7/22/14
The cold fronts that moved thru last week slowed the bite down a bit, Fishing was picking up a little by the weekend but fish were hitting very lightly and you really needed to finesse them but they are still eating.
Ross's sport shop guides are still doing well on Walleye, we are finding them scattered from 8 to 22 feet of water and catching the majority of them on leeches. My boat has still been doing best on Slip bobbers or Lindy Rigs. I have been rigging the lindy rigs with a 1/8 ounce Bottom Feeder Tackle walking sinker, a swivel, a 12 to 15 inch mono leader and a soft floating jig. This is a great rig for light biting Walleye because when you feel the bite you can feed the fish slack line without the fish feeling the weight of the sinker dragging on the lake bottom before you set the hook.
Cat fishermen are reporting some great catches now that the rivers are more of a normal level. A gob of Night Crawlers or a walleye sucker have been the 2 most popular baits in our shop right now.
Musky fishing is still good, we are still doing well on Surface Lures like the Lake X Lures Cannonball JR or Fat B. Globe style lures made by Best American Tackle are also catching musky. My boat also had a great day using Phantoms over the weekend, the fish are starting to act a little more like they should in the summer. If your not seeing fish try speeding your presentation up a little.
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Pictured is a Musky that I caught on a Lake X Lures Cannonball Jr over the weekend.
Good Luck on the water.
John Carlson-N.P.A.A. #378
Ross's Sport Shop & Guide Service
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